PRINCIPALS – EXPERT WITNESSES
Charles P. Adkins, P.E. – Professional Engineer, Construction Executive
Credentials: Registered Professional Engineer in seven states; MBA; MS in Civil Engineering and MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley; BS, United States Military Academy; Panelist, American Arbitration Association.
Experience: 32 total years in the construction industry; including 11 years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; seven years in executive roles managing construction contracting firms; 14 years as a claims and construction business consultant and expert witness.
Specialized Expertise: Construction Business Evaluations, Problem Loans/Bankruptcies, Terminations & Defaults, Schedule/Delay/Productivity Analyses, Contract Claims & Damages, Government Contracting, Foundation/Underground/ Heavy Construction, Geotechnical Engineering.
Edward H. Griffith – Construction Manager
Credentials: BS in Construction Management, Purdue University; Member of the Public Works Board of Howard County, MD.
Experience: 28 years in the construction industry, serving at all levels in all roles of project engineering & management on contracts to $50+ million; 15 years with general contractors; 13 years as consultant, expert witness, and project financing advisor.
Specialized Expertise: Project Management, Estimating, Construction Means and Methods, Cost Controls, Scheduling, Project Finance, Tunnel/Underground/Utility Construction, Insurance and Surety Claims, Litigation Support.
Michael R. Helmick, P.E. – Professional Engineer / Construction Manager
Credentials: Registered Professional Engineer in Commonwealth of Virginia, since 1986; MS in Mechanical Engineering and MS in Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; BS, United States Military Academy
Experience: 27 total years in the construction industry; including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; progressive series of positions as project manager, construction executive, program manager, and senior manager/consultant including five years in executive roles managing construction contracting firms.
Specialized Expertise: Analysis And Resolution Of Contract Disputes Including Schedule, Delay, And Disruption Analyses; Damage Calculations And Productivity Impacts; Technical Analysis Of Design Errors And Omissions As Well As Workmanship Disputes; Technical Advice To Counsel, Exhibit Preparation, And Expert Testimony; Project And Program Cost Accounting; Advising Owners In Contracting Claims And Negotiations.
BILINGUAL CONSULTANTS
Santos Alvarez Criado – Contract
Administrator
(English-Spanish-French)
Degree in Industrial Design and Drafting from Virgen de La Paloma, Madrid, Spain; over 30 years of design and construction experience including employment with architectural firms in Spain; four years as a job captain with a Canadian building/developer; and 24 years with the Royal Bank of Canada, as Project Manager and Vice President overseeing design and construction in Canada, USA, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.
